City Hall Wedding

I got up bright and early this morning, put on a dress and sparkly shoes and pulled my hair in a bun with giant flowers for a wedding! Yep, I was the witness at a City Hall wedding this morning for my dear friend Jessica. If you have seen the Sex and the City movie and think that is what City Hall looks like, you are wrong. It looks exactly (and I mean exactly), like the crappy DMV. You have to go through security and a metal detector and then wait in line to get the paperwork and then you have to fill it out and slide it under a slot through bullet-proof glass. Then, we had to wait in another waiting room for the Justice of the Peace (JOP) for about an hour. The room was filled with people from all walks of like who were also getting married. It was so much fun to see the happiness on everyone's face. There was lots of laughing and picture taking. The JOP finally arrived (we thought maybe she was off getting iced coffee and munchkins at Dunkin Donuts and we checked for powdered sugar on her lips), saying that she was late because the computer system was down and then she called our name. The ceremony took less than 3 minutes. It was so short that I barely had time to take a few pictures (which I will post shortly) and then we were out the door and the JOP was yelling "NEXT! We don't have all day!". Afterwards, we had a delicious brunch at Balthazar. It was a little fast-paced and NYC rat-race-ish, but it was also really fun and sweet and beautiful in a way. Jessica and Fernando looked so happy and we were all really excited to be a part of all the fun.

Could Have Been an Engineer.....

Anyone who knows my mom, knows that she is an amazing seamstress. She sewed most of my childhood clothes and all my prom and other dance dresses, dance costumes and all sorts of curtains, pillows, chair covers and other cute things for all my apartments over the years. She is really talented, but never wanted to turn sewing into "work", so she always just did it as a hobby. Well....I think we have found her a new career - Prototype Maker!
I was complaining about my camera case a few months ago because it is so bulky and cumbersome. Dan, who creates products, thought that we should create a new type of camera case and then use his friend David, who has several distribution websites, to get the product to market. We found this great micro-fiber fabric and then a cute pucci-inspired trim fabric and then Dan used his professional designer to sew the prototypes. Several hundred dollars later and 3 bad prototypes, we were at a loss of what to do, so I called my mom! We sent her the specs and the fabric and about 2 seconds later, she mailed back 3 amazing samples with all different types of stitching and instructions for the factory. We picked our favorite one, sent it to China to be manufactured and we got them back last week. They look great and fit my camera perfectly and I am totally in love - not only with the design, but the fact that my mom is so talented. Too bad all her talents will end with her. I don't know how to sew or cook or garden or make jam or bread or any of the really amazing things that my mom can do practically with her eyes closed! So sad. Anyway, if you are interested in purchasing one, you can buy them on amazon.com at http://www.bulletproofboutique.com/
If you don't buy one, then don't be surprised if that is what you get for your birthday or Christmas. :)

On another note, Dan and I will be heading to Seattle next week for a friend's wedding and a mini family reunion. We plan to eat a lot, take the Underground Tour, go to Bumbershoot (some wacky music and art festival), go to the fish market and basically relax and have some fun before the crazy Fall rush begins for both of us.

Our Anniversary

Dan and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary last night with an amazing dinner in downtown Manhattan which also included the perfect purple sunset, a sailing regatta in front of the statue of liberty and Ellis Island, and an amazing salsa band playing background music. We spent dinner reminiscing about the past 2 years and all the fun we have had. We are so lucky! Here's hoping we have many more happy years together.